INDIANA, (WOWO) – Spring 2018 ISTEP+ results have been released.

Overall, performance remained stable across content areas in grades 3-8, with slight increases in grade 8 English/Language Arts and grade 3 Mathematics.

“ISTEP+ is one of the many tools Indiana uses to measure student achievement and this year’s results indicate we are moving in the right direction,” said Dr. Jennifer McCormick, Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction, in a press release.

Statewide, about 50% of students in grades 3-8 passed both English/Language Arts and Math ISTEP+ tests. Percentages are broken down as follows:

• Grade 3 – 53.1% passed
• Grade 4 – 52.7% passed
• Grade 5 – 52.6% passed
• Grade 6 – 51.2% passed
• Grade 7 – 45.3 % passed
• Grade 8 – 49.3% passed

In Grade 10, 58.9% of students passed the English/Language Arts ISTEP+ test for the 2017-2018 school year. This is a slight decrease from last year, where 60.5% of students passed.

All Spring 2018 ISTEP+ results can be viewed online by visiting www.doe.in.gov/accountability/find-school-and-corporation-data-reports.